CVE-2025-6605
📋 TL;DR
This critical SQL injection vulnerability in SourceCodester Best Salon Management System 1.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the editid parameter in /panel/edit-staff.php. This can lead to unauthorized data access, modification, or deletion. Organizations using this specific salon management software are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- SourceCodester Best Salon Management System
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise including theft of sensitive customer data (names, contact info, payment details), administrative account takeover, and potential system destruction.
Likely Case
Data exfiltration of customer records and staff information, privilege escalation to administrative access, and potential ransomware deployment.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper network segmentation, WAF rules, and database permissions are in place, though SQL injection attempts would still be logged.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploit requires access to the staff panel (authenticated), but the SQL injection technique is straightforward with public proof-of-concept available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Unknown
Vendor Advisory: https://www.sourcecodester.com/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
No official patch available. Consider migrating to alternative salon management software or implementing workarounds.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Web Application Firewall (WAF) Rules
allDeploy WAF rules to block SQL injection patterns targeting the editid parameter in /panel/edit-staff.php
Input Validation Filter
linuxAdd server-side input validation to sanitize the editid parameter to accept only numeric values
Example PHP code: if(!is_numeric($_GET['editid'])) { die('Invalid input'); }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Isolate the application in a segmented network zone with strict firewall rules limiting access to authorized users only
- Implement database user privilege reduction - ensure the application database user has minimal necessary permissions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Test the /panel/edit-staff.php endpoint with SQL injection payloads in the editid parameter (e.g., editid=1' OR '1'='1)Check Version:
Check the application's version in the admin panel or review the source code for version indicatorsVerify Fix Applied:
Verify that SQL injection attempts no longer succeed and return appropriate error messages or are blocked📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL error messages in web server logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL injection patterns
- Requests to /panel/edit-staff.php with suspicious editid parameters
Network Indicators:
- SQL keywords (UNION, SELECT, INSERT) in HTTP GET parameters
- Unusual database query patterns from the web server
SIEM Query:
source="web_server.log" AND uri="/panel/edit-staff.php" AND (param="editid" AND value="*'*" OR value="*OR*" OR value="*UNION*" OR value="*SELECT*")🔗 References
- https://github.com/Colorado-all/cve/blob/main/Best%20salon%20management%20system/SQL-6.md
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.313822
- https://vuldb.com/?id.313822
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.601914
- https://www.sourcecodester.com/
- https://github.com/Colorado-all/cve/blob/main/Best%20salon%20management%20system/SQL-6.md
